Sofa-bed



(No Model.)

H.. L. ALBEE.

I. SUFA BED. No. 299,501. Patented June 3; 1884.

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HERY L. ALBEE, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

SOFA-BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 299,501, dated June 3, 1884.

v Application filed June 7, 1883. (No model.)

tional elevation representing the back swung down into a horizontal position to form a part of the bed. Fig. 3is a section on the line mxof Fig.1. Fig.4isalongitudinalsectionontheline z z of Fig. 2, representing the manner of support-ing the auxiliary head-rest when the back of the sofa is thrown down to form a portion of the bed. Fig. 5 represents my head-rest support folded into a drawer under the bed.

' Fig. 6 shows the said support detached. Fig.

7 is a transverse section on the line yy of Fig. 6. Fig. 8 represents a portion ofthe sofa-back wdith my improved support hinged to its lower e ge.

My present invention has special reference to that class of sofas or lounges adapted for conversion into beds, when desired, and in which a drawer sliding under the sofa or lounge is employed for holding the bed-clothing when the bed is not in use: and'my invention consists in a leaf pivoted or hinged to the top of the front of the drawer, or to the bottom of the back of the sofa or lounge, said leaf serving as a support for the back when in a vertical position, and being readily swung down when the back is to be lowered to a horizontal position to form a part of the body of the bed, whereby the changes may be made without the labor and inconvenience incident to the complicated devices now employed for effecting these operations. f

My invention also consists in a support for the auxiliary head-rest, in combination with and pivoted to a sliding drawer, said support being adapted to be swung ont instantly into a position under the said head-rest or swung inside the drawer out of sight, as occasion may require, the drawer beinglocated under the sofa-seat when the latter is not employed as a part of the bed.

To enable others skilled in the art to understand and use my invention, I will proceed to describe the manner in which I have carried it out.

In the said drawings, A represents a sofabed consisting of the ordinary sofa-seat, a, its stationary arm or head-rest b, a back,c, hinged at s, Figs. 2 and 3, to the frame of the seat, and an auxiliary head-rest, d, hinged at t, Fig. 4, to the movable back, the above-enumerated portions, together with a drawer, B, for holding bedAclothing and sliding thereunder, being of well-known construction.

When the sofa is in use and the back c occupies a Vertical position, Figs. l and 3, it is supported and held in place in the following manner: To the top c ofthe front of the drawer B is hinged atf fa long strip or leaf, h, ofa length corresponding to the opening formed at the bottom of the back c, being nearly the width of the drawer. This leaf h may be readily swung up from either end, and snugly fits into said opening under the back when in an upright position, and thus serves as a strong and unyielding bearing therefor. Vhen the sofa is to be converted into a bed, it is simply necessary to swing the supporting-leaf h down outside the front of the drawer, pull the drawer out, and gradually lower. the back to a horizontal position, Fig. 2, by the application of the hand thereto. When the back is down, thev auxiliary head-rest, hinged thereto at t, Fig. 4, is inclined at the proper angle therewith, and is rmly held in this position by a support, i, Fig. 4, pivoted to the inside of the front of the drawer, a plate, 7c, screwed to the front being interposedbetween them to insure ease in the movement of the support and permanency of fastening. This support or brace is of the form seen in Figs. 4, 5, 6, and 7 ,and when swung out to an inclined position, Fig. 4, the upper surface of its outer portion forms a continuous bearing for the under side of the auxiliary head-rest when swung down thereon, in which position the under side of the inner or lower portion of the brace is made to coincide with the beveled top of the casterleg Z of this corner of the drawer, by which construction the auxiliary headrest is held firmly, as desired. Vhen the bed is not required for use, the auxiliary head-rest is thrown up simultaneously and at one operation with the back c, and formsa continuation thereof,

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after which the head-rest support i is swung; over on its pivot into the drawer, Fig. 5, and concealed i'rom view.

Instead of the leaf or supporth being hinged to the front ol'the drawer, it may be hinged or pivoted to the bottom of the back c, Fig. S, and in cit-her case, when holding it in an upright position, the support z may be locked or held in place by a spring catch or boltlocated at one or both ends, or at the center.

Instead of the inner end ol' the head-rest support bearing` oli the beveled top ofthe casterdeg,` Z, it may bear on the side rail of the drawer; but I prefer the construction first described, as `thereby I obtain a stronger and more extended bearing` for the support.

I Claim- 1. As an improvement in sofa-beds, &c., the

i l l l, l l i l l i l l supporting-bracc 1i, pivoted to the inside ol' the drawer, all combined and arranged to opcrate as and for the purpose specified.

fitness my hand this 4th day of June, 1883.

HENRY L. ALBEE. ln presence of l B. MARVIN FnnNiiLl), N. XV. S'rmnxs. 

